Space Tourism

Honeymoons in space 'by end of century'

Newlyweds will be able to spend their honeymoon in hotels in space by the end of this century because air travel will develop so rapidly, industry experts have predicted.

Stephanie Anevich Inducted

Toronto future space traveler joins Skal Toronto

Stephanie Anevich, executive vice president of Vision 2000 Travel Group, was inducted into the Toronto Skål International Club this week at the meeting held at the National Club.

Space Tourism

Tourist: Entrepreneurs need access to space center

STAR CITY, Russia — Government space agencies like NASA, Roscosmos and others need to give private entrepreneurs broader access to the orbiting station and encourage private space travel, the latest

Space Tourism

Latest space tourist gets his money's worth

CAPE CANAVERAL — The world's latest space tourist, a computer game wizard and astronaut's son who paid $30 million to fly to the space station, said Monday from orbit that he's gotten his money's wo

Space Cadet

Charles Simonyi to become world's first repeat space tourist

Not content with his first astronautic experience, Ex-Microsofter billionaire Charles Simonyi is now training for a second trip to the International Space Station in Spring 2009.

No Space, So Where Is The Money?

Grounded space tourist wants $21 million refund

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - A Japanese businessman who trained for a 10-day flight aboard the International Space Station has sued to get his money back, claiming he was defrauded of $21 million by the

Brin Books A Ticket To Space

Google co-founder to become space tourist

NEW YORK — One of the cofounders of Internet giant Google, Sergey Brin, has booked a flight to space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket for 2011, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

Virginia-based Space Adventures, which arranges space flights for ultrawealthy clients, plans to buy a private Soyuz flight in 2011, and Brin is a new ... read more

Space Tourism

Space tourist to take custom photos of Earth

Space tourist-to-be Richard Garriott is taking requests for what may be the ultimate orbital postcards from the international space station.